Characteristics of Beaver Ponds and Landforms Induced by Beaver Activity, S Part of the Tuchola Pinewoods, Poland

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 24; p. 3641
• Main Author: Rurek, Mirosław
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 18.12.2021
• Subjects: Beavers; Castor canadensis; Castor fiber; Floods; forests; landscapes; Poland; Ponds; Rivers; sand; stream channels; water; Poland; Eurasia; United States > US

Currently, there are only two species of beavers described—the North American beaver (Castor canadensis) and Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber). Their natural habitats are confined to the northern hemisphere but instances of beaver introduction to regions of the world they do not normally inhabit have a...